The Allende family is a Chilean family of Spanish descent. They became well known during the 19th century and are based in

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. They have played a very significant role in Chilean politics.

Relatives

*José Gregorio Allende Garcés, personal bodyguard of

Bernardo O'Higgins Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme (; 20 August 1778 – 24 October 1842) was a Chilean independence leader who freed Chile from Spanish rule in the Chilean War of Independence. He was a wealthy landowner of Basque people, Basque-Spanish people, Spani ...

; married to Salomé Padín Ruiz ** Ramón Allende Padín (1845–1884), physician and politician, chief of the Chilean Army Medical Corps during the

War of the Pacific The War of the Pacific (), also known by War of the Pacific#Etymology, multiple other names, was a war between Chile and a Treaty of Defensive Alliance (Bolivia–Peru), Bolivian–Peruvian alliance from 1879 to 1884. Fought over Atacama Desert ...

(1879–1884), author of various important scientific publications,

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; married to Eugenia Castro del Fierro (1850–1930) *** Ramón Allende Castro (–1910), subsecretary of the Interior, Foreign Relations and Justice (1891). *** (1871–1932), journalist, lawyer, freemason, and member of the

Radical Party of Chile The Radical Party (Spanish: ''Partido Radical'') was a Chilean political party. It was formed in 1863 in Copiapó by a split in the Liberal Party. Not coincidentally, it was formed shortly after the organization of the Grand Lodge of Chile, and ...

; married to Laura Gossens Uribe (1877–1962) ****Inés Allende Gossens (1896–?); married to Eduardo Grove Vallejo (1893–?), dentist, freemason, and brother of Marmaduke Grove Vallejo **** Salvador Allende Gossens (1908–1973), senator, member of the

Socialist Party of Chile The Socialist Party of Chile (, or PS) is a centre-left to Left-wing politics, left-wing political party founded in 1933. Its historic leader was President of Chile Salvador Allende, who was deposed in a 1973 Chilean coup d'état, coup d'état by ...

, freemason,

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(1970–1973); married to Hortensia Bussi Soto (1914–2009), First Lady of Chile (1970–1973) ***** Beatriz Allende Bussi (1943–1977), revolutionary, daughter of Salvador Allende; married to Luis Fernández Oña (1936–2016), Cuban diplomat ******

Maya Fernández Allende Maya may refer to: Ethnic groups * Maya peoples, of southern Mexico and northern Central America ** Maya civilization, the historical civilization of the Maya peoples ** Mayan languages, the languages of the Maya peoples * Maya (East Africa), a p ...

(born 1971), president of the chamber of deputies (2018–2019),

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(2022-2026); married to Tomás Monsalve Egaña ******Alejandro Fernández Allende (born 1973), Cuban homosexual rights activist ***** Isabel Allende Bussi (born 1945), Chilean politician, first woman to serve as president of the Senate ******Gonzalo Meza Allende (1965–2010), activist for the "No" option in the 1988 plebiscite, founder and member of the Party for Democracy, councilor of La Granja (1992–1996) ****** Marcia Tambutti Allende (born 1971), biologist, writer, director *****Carmen Allende Bussi (born 1947), teacher, founder of the Salvador Allende Foundation; married to Héctor Sepúlveda Sepúlveda **** Laura Allende Gossens (1911–1981), politician, sister of Salvador Allende; married to Gastón Pascal Lyon (1909–1993) ***** Denise Pascal Allende (born 1940), politician; married to Jorge Chadwick Vergara (1938–2020) *****

Andrés Pascal Allende Andrés Pascal Allende (born 12 July 1943 in Valparaíso, Chile) is a Chilean Marxist dissident and nephew of former President Salvador Allende. Early life and education Pascal was born on 12 July 1943 in Valparaíso, to Gastón Pascal Lyon ...

(born 1943), revolutionary ***Tomás Allende Castro (1875–?); married to Laura Pesce Guerra (1869–?) ****Tomás Allende Pesce (1907–?), diplomatic official; married to Francisca Llona Barros (1920–2018) *****Juan Allende Llona (born 1942), associate professor of Political Science at

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in Decatur,

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***** Isabel Allende Llona (born 1942), writer ****** Paula Frías Allende (1963–1992), humanitarian activist; married to Ernesto Díaz ******Nicolás Frías Allende (born 1966) literary editor; married to Lori Barra. ***Guillermo Allende Castro (1881–?); godfather of Salvador Allende Gossens

Other members

*Verónica Pascal Ureta (1953 – 2000), child psychologist, paternal

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** (born 1972), producer **

Pedro Pascal José Pedro Balmaceda Pascal (; born April 2, 1975) is a Chilean and American actor. After nearly two decades of taking small roles on stage and television, Pascal had his breakthrough role, breakout role as Oberyn Martell in the Game of Thr ...

(born 1975), actor ** Lux Pascal (born 1992), actress and transgender activist

References

External links

Family information from official Salvador Allende site

Extensive family tree
Chilean families Chilean families of Basque ancestry Salvador Allende {{Chile-hist-stub